JP2016107686A - Armrest - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an armrest in which a portable device can be housed in a good condition.SOLUTION: An armrest 1 serves as an armrest of a vehicle seat and can house a portable device. The armrest 1 includes: a box-like housing body 8 which has an opening part 7; and an armrest main body 5 which has an armrest surface and is equipped with a lid body 9 capable of opening/closing the opening part 7 of the housing body. The housing body 8 includes: a first housing part 26; and a second housing part 27 which is located at a position nearer to the lid body 9 side than the first housing part 26 and in which the portable device can be housed. The first housing part 26 has a socket 31 connected to on-vehicle equipment. The second housing part 27 has a draw-in hole 35 for drawing a connection cord connected to the socket 31 from the first housing part 26. Therefore, the connection cord connected to the socket 31 is drawn into the second housing part 27 from the first housing part 26, and the portable device can be housed in the second housing part 27 in the state of being connected to the connection cord.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an armrest that can accommodate a portable device.

  Conventionally, as an armrest that can store articles, an arm holder main body having a storage section that can store articles can be pivotally attached to a vehicle body or a vehicle seat, and an opening of the storage section is opened and closed by a lid. Possible configurations are known (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

  Here, in recent years, with the widespread use of mobile devices such as smartphones, mobile phones, tablet terminals, and portable music players, charging is performed by connecting the mobile device to a charging means in the car, or the mobile device is connected to a car audio system, a car navigation system, or the like. For example, when a music file stored in a portable device is connected to the mobile phone, the mobile phone is often used by connecting it to an in-vehicle facility.

  In general, portable devices connected to in-vehicle equipment are often placed on a dashboard or stored in a glove box, a cup holder, or the like.

  Moreover, accommodating in the accommodating part of an arm holder like patent document 1, patent document 2, etc. is also assumed.

JP 2002-370571 A JP 2003-165369 A

  However, portable devices that are placed on the dashboard or housed in the arm holder housing, glove box, cup holder, etc. are not stable and may be damaged due to insufficient protection. In addition, there is a problem that it is difficult to operate in the housed state.

  Moreover, since the connection cord for connecting the portable device to the in-vehicle device is exposed in the vehicle, there is a possibility that the operation in the vehicle may be hindered.

  Therefore, there has been a demand for a storage means that has good storage capacity for portable devices in the vehicle.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a point, and it aims at providing the armrest with the favorable accommodation property of a portable apparatus.

The armrest described in claim 1 is an armrest capable of accommodating a portable device,
An armrest body including a box-shaped container having an opening and a lid capable of opening and closing the opening of the container is provided. The container includes a first container and a first container. A second housing part located on the lid side and partitioned from the first housing part and capable of housing a portable device; the first housing part has a socket connected to the in-vehicle equipment; The housing portion has a lead-in port for drawing the connection cord connected to the socket from the first housing portion.

  The armrest described in claim 2 is the armrest according to claim 1, further comprising a fixed base that is fixedly installed with respect to the vehicle body and to which the armrest main body is rotatably attached. It has a connected socket.

  The armrest according to claim 3 is the armrest according to claim 2, wherein the lid is rotatably attached to the container, the pivot shaft of the armrest body with respect to the fixed base, and the lid to the container The rotation axis is the same.

  According to the present invention, the container includes a first housing part having a socket connected to the on-vehicle equipment, and a second housing part having a lead-in port for drawing the connection cord from the first housing part. By having it, a part of the connection cord can be drawn from the first housing part via the service port and can be connected to the mobile device housed in the second housing part, so that the capacity of the mobile device can be improved.

It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the armrest which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the armrest state of an armrest same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows the jumping state of an armrest same as the above. It is a side view which shows the state which rotated the cover body of the armrest same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows the 1st accommodating part of an armrest same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows the 2nd accommodating part of an armrest same as the above. It is a rear view of an armrest same as the above.

  Hereinafter, the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 4, reference numeral 1 denotes an armrest, and this armrest 1 acts as an armrest for a driver's seat in a vehicle.

  An armrest 1 and a side brake 3 are attached to a console 2 in the vehicle body. In other words, the fixed base 4 of the armrest 1 is disposed behind the side brake 3, and the armrest body 5 is rotatably attached to the fixed base 4 via the connection portion 6 so as to be positioned above the side brake 3. .

  The armrest body 5 has a box-shaped container 8 having an opening 7. In addition, a lid body 9 that can open and close the opening 7 and has a cushioning armrest surface on the upper surface is attached to the housing body 8.

  The container 8 includes a box-shaped container body 11 opened upward on the lid body 9 side, and a box-shaped container body detachably attached to the inside of the container body 11 and opened upward. And an inner lid member 12.

  The container body 11 is formed with a stepped portion 13 projecting toward the connecting portion 6 side on the inner surface of the tip portion opposite to the connecting portion 6.

  Further, a lining member 16 is stuck in the container body 11 from the bottom surface to the side surface on the connection portion 6 side. The lining member 16 exhibits a cushioning action and a slip prevention action on the accommodated article.

  Furthermore, an engagement hole 17 for holding the state where the opening 7 is closed by the lid 9 is provided on the outer surface of the distal end portion of the container body 11.

  The inner lid member 12 is formed with a stepped portion 21 that protrudes toward the connecting portion 6 on the inner surface of the tip portion opposite to the connecting portion 6. The step portion 21 is placed on the step portion 13 in a state where the inner lid member 12 is attached to the container body 11.

  Further, a lining member 24 is stuck in the inner lid member 12 from the bottom surface to the side surface on the connection portion 6 side. The lining member 24 provides a cushioning action and a slip prevention action for the housed article.

  The length of the outer peripheral surface of the upper step portion 22 of the inner lid member 12 is slightly shorter than the length of the inner peripheral surface of the upper step portion 14 of the container body 11, and is longer than the length of the lower step portion 15 of the container body 11. Furthermore, the length of the outer peripheral surface of the lower step portion 23 of the inner lid member 12 is slightly shorter than the length of the inner peripheral surface of the lower step portion 15 of the container body 11.

  Therefore, when the inner lid member 12 is attached to the inside of the housing body 11, the lower step portion 23 of the inner lid member 12 is positioned in the lower step portion 15 of the housing body 11, and the step portion 21 of the inner lid member 12 is housed. It is placed on the step portion 13 of the body main body 11, and the upper step portion 22 of the inner lid member 12 is located in the upper step portion 14 of the container main body 11.

  In addition, two insertion holes (not shown) are provided on the side surface of the container body 11 on the side of the connection portion 6 that is opposite to the step portion 13, and is opposite to the step portion 21 of the inner lid member 12. A protruding piece (not shown) that protrudes toward the connecting portion 6 side and can be inserted into the insertion hole of the housing body 11 is provided at the opened upper edge portion on the side surface on the connecting portion 6 side. When the inner lid member 12 is attached to the container body 11, the protruding piece of the inner lid member 12 is inserted into the insertion hole of the container body 11 to be engaged, so The lid member 12 can be positioned.

  Further, a handle portion 25 is provided at the upper edge of the upper step portion 22 of the inner lid member 12 so as to protrude toward the tip side, that is, the side opposite to the connection portion 6. When the inner lid member 12 is attached to the container body 11, the protruding piece of the inner lid member 12 is inserted into the insertion hole of the container body 11 and engaged, and then the handle 25 is attached to the container body 11. Hang on the upper edge of the upper stage 14.

  By attaching the inner lid member 12 to the container body 11 as described above, the interior of the container 8 is partitioned in the vertical direction by the inner lid member 12 and divided. That is, in the housing 8, a first housing portion 26 located on the lower side that is the side brake side, and a second housing portion located on the upper side that is on the lid body 9 side from the first housing portion 26. 27 is configured.

  Here, a socket 31 such as a USB socket capable of connecting a connection cord 30 of a portable device is provided in the first housing portion 26, that is, slightly below the step portion 13 in the lower step portion 15 of the housing body 11. In addition, a pilot lamp 32 that can be lit toward the lid body 9 is provided at the distal end of the container body 11.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a socket 33 such as a USB socket capable of connecting a connection cord 30 of a portable device is provided on the side surface of the fixed base 4 on the rear seat side opposite to the side brake 3. Above the socket 33, a pilot lamp 34 that can be lit toward the rear seat side is provided.

  The sockets 31 and 33 are connected to in-vehicle equipment (not shown) such as a charging means, a car audio system, and a car navigation system.

  The sockets 31 and 33 may be configured to be connected to different on-vehicle equipments. For example, the socket 31 may be connected to the charging unit and the socket 33 may be connected to the car audio. Further, when both the sockets 31 and 33 are connected to the charging means, the supplied power is different, and the socket 31 may correspond to 1 ampere and the socket 33 may correspond to 2 amperes. For this reason, a tablet type terminal that is difficult to be accommodated in the first accommodating part 26 and that has a relatively large electric capacity in a portable device is connected to a 2-ampere socket 33, and a mobile phone or smartphone having a smaller electric capacity than the tablet type terminal is connected. It may be configured to connect to a 1 amp socket 31.

  Then, when the in-vehicle equipment and the portable device are connected and energized through the socket 31 and the connection cord 30, the pilot lamp 32 is turned on to notify the energized state, and the in-vehicle equipment is connected through the socket 33 and the connection cord 30. When the portable device is connected and energized, the pilot lamp 34 is turned on to notify the energized state.

  Further, on the connection portion 6 side of the inner lid member 12, there is provided a drawing port 35 opened in a strip shape having a longitudinal direction from a part of the bottom surface to the side surface.

  The inlet 35 is formed in an arc shape in which the peripheral edge bulges toward the inside of the inner lid member 12 and the longitudinal end located on the bottom surface protrudes toward the tip side. The cord 30 is less likely to be caught in the service port 35.

  The connection cord 30 of the portable device has a connection terminal 36 located at one end of the connection cord 30 as shown in FIG. 5 connected to the socket 31, and the other end of the connection cord 30 as shown in FIG. The first container 26 is pulled into the second container 27 via 35. In addition, the connection terminal 37 positioned at the other end of the connection cord 30 in the state where the other end side of the connection cord 30 is drawn into the second accommodation portion 27 in this manner is a portable device in the second accommodation portion 27. Can be connected. Further, the portable device can be placed on the inner lid member 12 with the connection terminal 37 connected thereto and accommodated in the second accommodating portion 27.

  And it is preferable that the 2nd accommodating part 27 is designed in consideration of the portable apparatus with which accommodation is assumed. That is, the inner lid member 12 is preferably designed in a thin box shape according to the thickness of the portable device that is supposed to be accommodated, and is preferably configured so that the accommodated portable device is difficult to move in the vertical direction due to shaking or the like.

  Further, it is preferable that the first accommodating portion 26 is designed to be larger than the second accommodating portion 27 and the first accommodating portion 26 is designed to accommodate articles other than the connection cord 30.

  The lid body 9 is rotatably attached to the housing body 8 and can close the opening 7, and the armrest member provided on the upper surface of the lid member 41 opposite to the housing body 8. 42.

  The lid member 41 has a closing surface 42 that can be closed so as to cover the opening 7 of the container 8. Further, an engagement member 44 that can be engaged with the engagement hole 17 is provided on the distal end side of the closing surface 43 of the lid member 41. Further, a fixing plate member 46 having a fitting hole 45 is provided on the upper portion of the closing surface 43 of the lid member 41.

  The armrest member 42 has an attachment frame member 47 attached to the lid member 41, and a cushion member 48 is disposed on the upper surface of the attachment frame member 47, and covers the attachment frame member 47 and the cushion member 48. Thus, the skin 49 is provided to constitute the armrest surface.

  The mounting frame member 47 has an upper surface formed in a substantially arc shape in a sectional view as shown in FIG. 1, and is provided with a plurality of protrusions 50 protruding downward from the upper surface on the lid member 41 side.

  The projection 50 is provided with an insertion hole 51 therein and a projection 52 that protrudes from the lower end that is the tip. Then, the mounting frame member 47 is fixed to the lid member 41 by fitting the convex portion 52 into the fitting hole 45 of the lid member 41.

  The cushion member 48 is formed of a material having cushioning properties such as a soft resin. The cushion member 48 has a protrusion 53 protruding downward on the lid member 41 side. Then, by inserting the protrusion 53 into the insertion hole 51 of the mounting frame member 47, the cushion member 48 is fixed to the upper surface of the mounting frame member 47.

  The lid member 41 configured as described above is rotatably attached to the container 8 via the connection portion 6.

  Therefore, the container 8 and the lid 9 are rotatably attached to the fixed base 4 via the connection portion 6, and both can be rotated with respect to the fixed base 4.

  Further, the rotation shaft 54 of the armrest body 5 with respect to the fixed base 4 and the rotation shaft 54 of the lid member 41 with respect to the container 8 are the same, and the rotation of the armrest body 5 and the rotation of the lid member 41 in the armrest 1. Can be independently operated on one axis by the rotation axis 54.

  That is, the armrest body 5 has an armrest body state in which the armrest body 5 is positioned above the side brake 3 as shown in FIG. 2 and the armrest body as shown in FIG. 5 is not positioned on the side brake and can be rotated so that the lid 9 is in a jumping state facing the rear seat.

  Further, the lid body 9 is housed in a closed state in which the opening 7 of the housing body 8 is closed as shown in FIGS. The body 8 can be rotated between an open state where the opening 7 is opened.

  Next, the operation and effect of the one embodiment will be described.

  When the portable device is accommodated in the armrest 1 in the armrest state shown in FIG. 2 and this portable device is connected to the on-vehicle equipment, first, the engaging member 44 of the lid 9 and the engaging hole 17 of the accommodating body 8 are used. And the lid body 9 is rotated toward the rear seat side to open the housing body 8 as in the open state shown in FIG.

  In a state where the container 8 is opened, the inner lid member 12 is removed from the container body 11 to release the first container 26.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the connection terminal 36 of the connection cord 30 of the portable device is connected to the socket 31 of the opened first accommodation portion 26, and the connection cord 30 is accommodated in the first accommodation portion 26. .

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the inner lid with the other end side opposite to the connection terminal 36 in the connection cord 30 accommodated in the first accommodating portion 26 is passed through the inlet 35 of the inner lid member 12. The member 12 is attached to the container body 11. When the inner lid member 12 is attached, a protruding piece (not shown) is inserted into a through hole (not shown) of the container body 11 on the connecting portion 6 side to position the inner lid member 12 with respect to the container body 11. Thereafter, the lower step portion 23 is fitted into the lower step portion 15 of the container body 11, and the handle portion 25 on the distal end side is hooked on the upper end edge of the upper step portion 14 of the container body 11.

  Then, the connection terminal 37 at the other end of the connection cord 30 is connected to the portable device, and the connected portable device is accommodated in the second accommodating portion 27 so as to be placed on the inner lid member 12.

  As described above, according to the armrest 1, the container 8 has the first housing portion 26 having the socket 31 connected to the in-vehicle equipment, and the second inlet 35 having the lead-in port 35 for drawing the connection cord 30 connected to the socket 31. The connecting cord 30 having the connecting terminal 36 at one end connected to the socket 31 is accommodated in the first accommodating portion 26, and the other end side of the connecting cord 30 is passed through the inlet 35. The connection terminal 37 can be connected to the portable device by pulling the first storage part 26 into the second storage part 27 and using the second storage part 27. Therefore, most of the connection cord 30 is accommodated in the first accommodating portion 26 and can be drawn into the second accommodating portion 27 as much as necessary for connection to the connected device. It is difficult for the device and the connection cord 30 to be mixed, and the connection cord 30 is not entangled with the mobile device. In other words, the armrest 1 has a configuration specialized for housing a mobile device, and the mobile device housed in the second housing portion 27 has good stability and can be housed accurately, and the mobile device in the housed state can be accommodated. It is easy to operate and the storage capacity of the portable device is good.

  In particular, since the inner lid member 12 is designed according to the assumed thickness of the portable device, the capacity of the portable device in the second accommodating portion 27 can be further improved.

  In addition, the first accommodating portion 26 is designed to be larger than the second accommodating portion 27, and the first accommodating portion 26 is designed to have a size that can accommodate articles other than the connection cord 30. When there are other articles to be accommodated, the articles can be accommodated in the first accommodating portion 26, and the portable device is not mixed with other articles, so that the configuration suitable for accommodating the portable device can be achieved.

  Further, the inlet 35 is formed in an arc shape in which the peripheral edge bulges inward in the inner lid member 12 and the end in the longitudinal direction located on the bottom surface of the inner lid member 12 protrudes toward the distal end side. As a result, the connection cord 30 is less likely to get caught in the service port 35 and damage to the connection code 30 can be prevented, and the connection code 30 can be easily pulled from the first housing part 26 to the second housing part 27. The connection cord 30 is easy to stabilize.

  Since the connection cord 30 of the portable device is not exposed to the outside of the armrest 1, the operation of the driver or passenger in the vehicle is not hindered by the connection cord 30.

  Further, since the socket 33 is provided on the rear seat side surface of the fixed base 4, a portable device different from the portable device housed in the armrest 1, for example, a portable device of a passenger in the rear seat, is also installed on the vehicle. Can be connected.

  The armrest body 5 is pivotally attached to the fixed base 4 so that, for example, when the vehicle is stopped, the armrest body 5 is temporarily rotated to bring the armrest 1 into a jumping state as shown in FIG. Therefore, it is easy to operate the side brake 3.

  Further, the armrest body 5 is rotatably attached to the fixed base 4, the lid body 9 is rotatably attached to the container 8, and the rotation shaft 54 of the armrest body 5 with respect to the fixed base 4; Since the rotation shaft 54 of the lid 9 with respect to the container 8 is the same, the configuration can be simplified.

  In the above-described embodiment, the armrest 1 is configured as an armrest for a driver's seat, but is not limited to such a configuration, and may be installed as an armrest for a rear seat, for example.

  Further, although the armrest body 5 is configured to be rotatable with respect to the fixed base portion 4, it is not limited to such a configuration, and the armrest body 5 may be configured not to rotate.

  Further, when the armrest body 5 is configured to be rotatable, the rotation shaft 54 of the armrest body 5 with respect to the fixed base 4 and the rotation shaft 54 of the lid body 9 with respect to the housing body 8 are the same and independent on one axis. However, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration, and may be configured to rotate with a different rotation axis.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Armrest 4 Fixed base 5 Armrest main body 7 Opening part 8 Container 9 Cover
26 First container
27 Second housing part
30 Connection cord
31 socket
33 socket
35 service entrance
54 Rotating axis

Claims (3)

An armrest that can accommodate a portable device,
An armrest body including a box-shaped container having an opening and a lid capable of opening and closing the opening of the container;
The container includes a first container and a second container that is located closer to the lid than the first container and is partitioned from the first container and can accommodate a portable device.
The first accommodating part has a socket connected to the in-vehicle facility,
The second housing part has an inlet for drawing the connection cord connected to the socket from the first housing part. It has a fixed base that is installed fixedly with respect to the vehicle body and to which the armrest body is rotatably attached,
The armrest according to claim 1, wherein the fixed base has a socket connected to the on-vehicle equipment. The lid is rotatably attached to the container,
The armrest according to claim 2, wherein a rotation axis of the armrest body with respect to the fixed base and a rotation axis of the lid body with respect to the housing body are the same.

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